Rein-holder for harness



( No Model.) E YATES REIN HOLDER FOR HARNESS.

No. 535,879. Patented Mar. 19, 1895.

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EDGAR'YATES, OF SACO, MAINE.

RElN-HO LDER FOR HARNESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 535,879, dated March19, 1895.

Application filed November 26, 18 94- Serial No. 530,043- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDGAR YATES, of Saco, in the county of York, Stateof Maine, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inRein-Holders for Harnesses, of which the following is a descriptionsufficiently, full, clear, and exact to enable any person skilled in theart or science to which said invention appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which Figure 1 is a rear elevation showing myimproved rein holder in use on the quarter-straps of a harness, and Fig.2 a sectional elevation enlarged showing the holder, the rein beingshown in cross-section.

As is well known considerable difficulty is experienced in driving, fromthe fact that the horse is liable to throw its tail over the reins,andparticularly when the driver uses a loose rein it is liable to catchunder the whiffie-tree. My invention is designed particularly toovercome these objections and to supply a holder for the reins wherebythey may be held in such position that the danger of their dropping downto the side of the horse is obviated.

In carrying out the device I make use of means which will be readilyunderstood from the following explanation:

In the drawings, A represents the quarter enlarged at, m, forming ahead. A bolt, 9, with a flat disk-shaped head is employed for securingthe holder to the quarter-strap. A suitable opening is formed in thequarter strap through which the threaded shank, p, of the bolt, g, ispassed and the finger, B,- is turned onto said bolt securing it tightlyto said strap and arranging it in such position that it curvesvertically upward toward the back of the horse when the harness is inposition.

The reins, 0, rest against the hook-shaped fingers, as shown in Fig. 1.The peculiar shape of the head, m, prevents the horses tail frombecoming entangled or caught on the holder.

By the means I employ for fastening the holder it is secured firmly andrigidly on the quarter strap and is'preferably disposed some six oreight inches below the crupper-strap.

When the reins are drawn tightly it will be seen that they will readilydisengage from the holder and will not interfere in any manner withproper driving.

I employ a flat spring, f, secured by one end at, t, to the hook, itsfree end projecting outward into engagement with the rein. This willhold the rein rigidly in place on the holder.

Any suitable projection, however, can be substituted for said spring.

Having thus explained my invention, what I claim is- The quarter-strap,A, in combination with the metallic holder, 13, secured to said strap bythe screw-bolt, g,.and the flexible projection, f, on said holder,substantially as described.

EDGAR YATES. Witnesses:

Gno. L. SANDS, WALTER S. NoYns.

